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Faculty and advanced practice providers (APPs) from WashU Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology were recognized for their outstanding contributions to critical care medicine during the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) 2025 Annual Congress.
Julia Downey, Andrea Liefer, and Melissa Prewitt were selected as finalists for the St. Louis Magazine 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards! The winners will be revealed at an awards reception this summer and recognized in the June/July issue of St. Louis Magazine.
Jamie Brown-Shpigel, MD, and Mohammed Helwani, MD, MSPH, have been appointed as Assistant Residency Program Directors in the Department of Anesthesiology. In addition, Dr. Brown-Shpigel has also been appointed Trauma Fellowship Program Director.
Brian Wessman, MD, FCCM, professor of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, has been elected to serve on the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Council, a role that places him among the 23 members governing the society’s global initiatives. His three-year term will begin in February 2025, with the official induction taking place at SCCM’s annual congress meeting in Orlando, Florida.
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Leslie Terrell joined the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis. She will have an appointment in the Division of Critical Care Medicine.
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Stephanie Link joined the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis. She will have an appointment in the Division of Critical Care Medicine.
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Victoria Novoselova has joined the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology.
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Furqaan Sadiq joined the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis on July 1, 2023. He will have appointments in the Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Division of Critical Care Medicine.
WashU’s Anesthesiology residency and fellowship classes came together in June to celebrate the accomplishments of their graduates.
Vice Chair and Chief of Critical Care Medicine, Anne Drewry, MD, has been elected to serve as the vice chair for the SOCCA Service Chiefs’ Advisory Council.